To provide opportunities for people development and/or capacity-building to Beacon members and new/existing partnerships in the Philadelphia region that aligns experienced with inexperienced professionals so that they can exchange expertise and innovation and provide economic growth for the region.

Our Vision

Beacon will be recognized as a valued resource for the development of new business ideas in support of the Greater Philadelphia Business community and act as source of value for sponsorships and members' development.

Greg Fegley, Chair

Our Values

• Partnerships exhibit the potential for benefiting both Beacon members and our partners, including creating economic growth

• Programs provide mentoring opportunities in one of the following: business planning, subject matter expertise (function, industry, technology), or personal development

• Programs are project focused and have specific timelines for completion

• No compensation is expected or given in return to the mentors for mentoring services

• Mentors will not solicit business during the mentoring relationship or for the duration of the program

• Mentors will adhere to the Beacon Code of Conduct and ethical business standards in all interactions with mentoring partners

Opportunities to Volunteer - We are always looking for people who want to help the community and themselves through service. There are many ways you can share your talents to fit your schedule and available time:

• As a mentor, providing guidance and expertise

• As a judge of mentor/protégé projects or in competitions

• As a partner program coordinator

• Developing general & program specific marketing collateral

• As a ‘Mentorship Ambassador’ delivering ‘minute for mentoring’ messaging at subgroup meetings

• Developing new business relationships as opportunities for mentoring programs

If any of these opportunities would help fulfill your desire to 'give back' you can sign-up here or contact Greg Fegley (gfegley@gmail.com) to learn more.

Please visit the Mentoring Subgroup page to learn more about our specific mentoring programs and JOIN the Mentor Subgroup

Our Process

The Beacon Mentor Committee strives to offer mentoring opportunities that best fit the needs and interests of our membership. We will seek Partners to facilitate Beacon Mentoring Services. When a new partner is identified the Mentor Program Committee will create a project based on the Partner's needs for expertise and type of help required. A Program Coordinator will be identified for each Partner. The program coordinator will oversee the relationship between Beacon Mentors and Partner protégés. The coordinators role is to liaise with the partner's program coordinator; recruit Beacon mentor volunteers; collaborate on holding an orientation meeting; work with the Partner to define guiding principles, project results and guidelines for working together; and coordinate all project work with the Partner’s Project Coordinator.